Attorney Profile

Amy R. Tripp

Amy Tripp

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC
2127 Spring Arbor Road
Jackson, MI 49203
Contact Contact Amy R. Tripp
T: 517-787-7600
F: 517-787-7605

Visit: www.mielderlaw.com
Practice areas: Elder Law (50%), Estate Planning & Probate (50%)

Selected to:

Michigan Rising Stars 2009
Michigan Rising Stars 2008

About Amy Tripp

Admitted: 1998, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.mielderlaw.com/our-team/attorneys/amy-tripp

Honors and Awards: Jackson County Legal Support Professionals-Linda L. Beer Memorial Award-Boss of the Year 2008-2009., Recipient of the Courage and Heart Award given by Michigan Campaign for Quality Care- September 2009
Special Licenses/Certifications: Received a Certificate of Completion in the areas of probate and estate planning issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Bar/Professional Activity: Past Chair of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the Michigan State Bar, Member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners-2007, Member of the executive committee of the Jackson Area Estate Planning Council, Active member of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Past President of the Jackson County Bar Association.
Pro bono/Community Service: Board Member of the Ella Sharp Museum-2007, Member of the Advisory board of Catholic Charities Senior Advisory Council Board, Member of the Huntington Society of Michigan Board of Directors (2007-2008), Steering Committee member for ASK 2008 (Attorneys Sharing Knowledge) Program, Host Lions Club (2004-2007), Volunteer for Be a Santa for a Senior (2004-2007), and Former Co-chair of the Jackson TRIAD.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author of the Special Needs Chapter for ICLE's (Institute of Continuing Legal Education) Advising the Older Client with a Disability, Fourth Edition, Co-author/editor of the Government Entitlement chapter in the Michigan Guardianship and Conservatorship Handbook Revised Edition-2007Author of Be a Hero to Your Client-Seven Simple Questions about VA Aid and Attendance Pensions published in the Summer 2007 Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal.Co-Author of Dealing with Government Entitlements Chapter, Michigan Guardianship and Conservatorship Handbook, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2007).Co-Author of No Estate Recovery in Michigan Yet, The Elder Law Minute Gratiot County Herald (2006)., OVERVIEW OF SPEAKINGS:Changes in Elder Care Law, Steering Committee for Jackson's Parkinson's Group (Jan 2009), Medicaid, Area Agency on Aging, Region 7 (Feb 2009), Law School for Legislators, State Bar of Michigan-Elder Law and Disability Rights Section (Feb 2009) Basic Medicaid Rules, Understanding the Medicaid Process, Post Eligibility and VA Aid and Attendance Benefits-Medicaid and Elder Law: Representing Client in the New Legal Landscape (Fall 2007), Veterans Aid & Attendance Benefits, 2007 Medicaid and Health Care Planning Update, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Spring 2007), Medicaid and Medicaid Planning Michigan, Medical Education Services, Inc. ( Various locations 2006, 2007, 2008), Michigan Elderlaw: Legal, Financial, Medicaid Today, Health Education Services (Various locations 2006, 2007, 2008)
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